True Food Taste Tests

True Food Taste Tests



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With help from student leaders, staff and community volunteers, taste tests are conducted during lunch in the fall, winter and spring. Learn more in this Taste Test One-Pager. 2017-2018 Taste Tests Students and staff had the opportunity to try.... Kid Kimchi Moroccan Freekeh Chana Masala These recipes featured Farm to School produce, local grains, and organic spices. Check out the recipes HERE. Interested in becoming a taste test volunteer? We love help from community volunteers for our True Food Taste Tests! Taste Test happen during lunch, so volunteers typically need to be availble between 10:30am and 1:30pm. If you are interested in being added to our volunteer email list, please email farm2school@mpls.k12.mn.us. SAMPLE RESOURCES Recipe Ingredients and instructions Poster You might see these hanging up at taste test schools! Outreach Language Copy and paste a sample newsletter blurb, PA announcement, and more! Math/Science Worksheet Themed lessons tied to the taste test item English/Social Studies Worksheet Themed lessons tied to the taste test item Everything You Need to Know A cheat-sheet for schools and volunteers about the taste test TASTE TESTS IN THE NEWS In November, students taste tests a KID KIMCHI--made with locally sourced kohlrabi, purple daikon radishes, and carrots. This kimchi didn't have your normal "Minnesota nice" spice, but MPS students proved themselves to be adventurous taste testers and many students were asking for more! Read the Star Tribune's ARTICLE to learn more about this recent taste test. “It’s really meant to be exposing our students to new flavors and creating a positive environment where they can be adventurous eaters and take risks, and just think really critically about what they’re eating,” said Kate Seybold, the district’s Farm to School coordinator. SUPPORT Thank you to the Wedge and Linden Hills Co-op for sponsoring our True Food Taste Tests! TESTIMONIALS “I love that it introduces real foods to the kids-it's a fun way to engage with the kids about healthy eating and creative thinking." "I appreciate the opportunity for kids to try things they may not have a chance to at home. One of the students tried it, and told me he was thinking of going to a culinary school to be a chef, so he wants to try all different foods." "It was a fun, simple way to introduce new flavors to the kids, and it was very low-stakes, so the kids felt comfortable accepting or declining the new food item." ARCHIVE Check out the Taste Test Archive for info on our past taste tests. 2018-jr-iron-chef-poster.jpg chana_masala_poster.jpg chana_masala_recipe_card.png chana_masala_everything_you_need_to_know.pdf chana_masala_english_social_studies_worksheet.pdf chanamasala_math_science_worksheet.pdf chana_masala_outreach_language.pdf		More Information Archive 2017-2018 Taste Tests Highlights Kid Kimchi, Moroccan Freekeh, and Chana Masala 50,000 samples were distributed at 46 schools 50% of ALL MPS students participated 80 community members volunteered 200 hours were donated by volunteers Thank you to all our volunteers and sponsor, Wedge Community Co-op, for another great year of taste tests! 2017-2018 Taste Test Sites K-5 and K-8 Schools Anishinabe, Armatage, Barton, Bethune, Cityview, Dowling, Emerson, Field, Green Central, Hale, Hall, Hiawatha, Hmong International Academy, Howe, Jefferson, Jenny Lind, Justice Page, Keewaydin, Kenwood, Lake Harriet Lower, Lake Harriet Upper, Loring, Lucy Laney, Lyndale, Marcy Open, Nellie Stone Johnson, Northrop, Pillsbury, Pratt, Riverbend, Seward, Sheridan, Sullivan, Waite Park, Webster, Wenonah, Whittier, Windom Middle Schools Anthony, Anwatin, Franklin, Justice Page, Northeast, Olson, Sanford Interested in bringing the taste test to your school? Email Kate.Seybold@mpls.k12.mn.us. Sponsored by Wedge & Linden Hills Co-op